Word Puzzle Challenge
1) In Calvin and Hobbes comics, where would you find that Calvin’s monster nemesis “is drooling”?
2) What 1990s TV show set in Acme Acres was Steven Spielberg’s first foray into TV animation, before he tackled Animaniacs?
3) In the beginning of the 1963 film The Birds, director Alfred Hitchcock is seen walking out of what type of business just as Tippi Hedron is walking in?
4) What iconic Gothic-Tudor residence in Los Angeles is being restored by new owner Daren Metropolous, including its famous “grotto”?
5) On what holiday did Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen first spot the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui, with its famous stone moai?
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2) Tiny Toon Adventures
3) Pet Store
4) Playboy Mansion
5) Easter
Quote: Gialmere1) Under the bed
2) Tiny Toon Adventures
3) Pet Store
4) Playboy Mansion
5) EasterThey all have bunnies.
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Gialmere
Dog Hand
Quote: DogHandQuote: Gialmere1) Under the bed
2) Tiny Toon Adventures
3) Pet Store
4) Playboy Mansion
5) EasterThey all have bunnies.
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GialmereWhere is the bunny in Calvin and Hobbes?
Dog Hand
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Hint: If you find the correct grouping, it will be obvious to you that you have the correct answer.
abracadabra
adiabatically
aminoaciduria
antagonisable
automatable
carpometacarpi
causabilities
credulities
enthrallments
eradicative
formalisation
fugitometer
itineraries
methanometers
oceanological
overdecoration
pentadactyles
pulselessness
remeasurements
renormalising
resentments
roentgenology
tapotements
unseparated
Quote: MentalHere is the my word challenge. Separate this list of 24 words into equal sized groups of words where each word in the group has a special relationship to all of the other words within the group and no equivalent relationship with any of the words outside the group. Obviously, I am disallowing the particular solution of 24 groups of one word each. Any solution with 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 words in each group is valid. I believe there is only one possible solution.
Hint: If you find the correct grouping, it will be obvious to you that you have the correct answer.
abracadabra
adiabatically
aminoaciduria
antagonisable
automatable
carpometacarpi
causabilities
credulities
enthrallments
eradicative
formalisation
fugitometer
itineraries
methanometers
oceanological
overdecoration
pentadactyles
pulselessness
remeasurements
renormalising
resentments
roentgenology
tapotements
unseparated
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I’m not sure what you mean so here is a guess.
Quote: unJon
I’m not sure what you mean so here is a guess.12 words have an odd number of vowels and 12 words have an even number of vowels. I did this quickly so it’s possible I miscounted.
Nice guess, but your solution isn't quite an even division of words unless you ignore the letter 'y'. You are on the right track in the sense that the semantics of the words are not involved in the puzzle answer.
The letters of the words in each group have a special relationship to each other.
I will also state that the number of groups is greater than two. More hints later.
Even number of vowels:
aminoaciduria
antagonisable
automatable
carpometacarpi
eradicative
formalisation
itineraries
pulselessness
remeasurements
renormalising
roentgenology
tapotements
Odd number of vowels:
abracadabra
adiabatically
causabilities
credulities
enthrallments
fugitometer
methanometers
oceanological
overdecoration
pentadactyles
renormalising
resentments
unseparated
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Quote: MentalQuote: unJon
I’m not sure what you mean so here is a guess.12 words have an odd number of vowels and 12 words have an even number of vowels. I did this quickly so it’s possible I miscounted.
Nice guess, but your solution isn't quite an even division of words unless you ignore the letter 'y'. You are on the right track in the sense that the semantics of the words are not involved in the puzzle answer.
The letters of the words in each group have a special relationship to each other.
I will also state that the number of groups is greater than two. More hints later.I used vim to highlight [aeiouy] to count the vowels quickly. I think this is the right result by odd/even vowel count.
Even number of vowels:
aminoaciduria
antagonisable
automatable
carpometacarpi
eradicative
formalisation
itineraries
pulselessness
remeasurements
renormalising
roentgenology
tapotements
Odd number of vowels:
abracadabra
adiabatically
causabilities
credulities
enthrallments
fugitometer
methanometers
oceanological
overdecoration
pentadactyles
renormalising
resentments
unseparated
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Got it. You may need to adjust your list then as there are definitely:
Quote: unJonQuote: MentalQuote: unJon
I’m not sure what you mean so here is a guess.12 words have an odd number of vowels and 12 words have an even number of vowels. I did this quickly so it’s possible I miscounted.
Nice guess, but your solution isn't quite an even division of words unless you ignore the letter 'y'. You are on the right track in the sense that the semantics of the words are not involved in the puzzle answer.
The letters of the words in each group have a special relationship to each other.
I will also state that the number of groups is greater than two. More hints later.I used vim to highlight [aeiouy] to count the vowels quickly. I think this is the right result by odd/even vowel count.
Even number of vowels:
aminoaciduria
antagonisable
automatable
carpometacarpi
eradicative
formalisation
itineraries
pulselessness
remeasurements
renormalising
roentgenology
tapotements
Odd number of vowels:
abracadabra
adiabatically
causabilities
credulities
enthrallments
fugitometer
methanometers
oceanological
overdecoration
pentadactyles
renormalising
resentments
unseparated
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Got it. You may need to adjust your list then as there are definitely:
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I was certainly wrong about there being one valid solution. I like your tenacity, but letter count was not in my mind when I created the puzzle.
Updated hints:
The letters of the words in each group have a special relationship to each other.
I will also state that the number of groups is greater than two.
All words in a valid group have the same length.
I will give unJon props if he again finds an alternate solution that fits these new constraints.
Quote: MentalHere is the my word challenge. Separate this list of 24 words into equal sized groups of words where each word in the group has a special relationship to all of the other words within the group and no equivalent relationship with any of the words outside the group. Obviously, I am disallowing the particular solution of 24 groups of one word each. Any solution with 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 words in each group is valid. I believe there is only one possible solution.
Hint: If you find the correct grouping, it will be obvious to you that you have the correct answer.
abracadabra
adiabatically
aminoaciduria
antagonisable
automatable
carpometacarpi
causabilities
credulities
enthrallments
eradicative
formalisation
fugitometer
itineraries
methanometers
oceanological
overdecoration
pentadactyles
pulselessness
remeasurements
renormalising
resentments
roentgenology
tapotements
unseparated
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Updated hints:
The letters of the words in each group have a special relationship to each other.
I will also state that the number of groups is greater than two.
All words in a valid group have the same length.
From the last hint, you should be able to determine the number of groups in my solution.
Here are a series of spoiler hints meant to be viewed one at a time in order from top to bottom. By the time you read the last spoiler, you should be able to specify two of the groups completely. You will also clearly see what the relationship is between the words. It will then be a straightforward exercise to form the complete answer to the puzzle by trial and error.
resent
resentments
a
i
resentments
auto
i
resentments
auto l
i e
resentments
auto table
i e
resentments
automatable
i e
resentments
automatable
i era e
resentments
automatable
itineraries
resentments
The spoilers are all valid scrabble positions and don't use
more than the available number of non-blank tiles. I have
not checked to see if the other word groups can be created
through a sequence of legal scrabble plays.
What's the only letter that does not appear on the periodic table of the elements?
Neither J or Q appear in the names or symbols on my periodic table. Of course, there are lots of other words that appear on some periodic tables, so the question is pretty vague.
Quote: Mental
Neither J or Q appear in the names or symbols on my periodic table. Of course, there are lots of other words that appear on some periodic tables, so the question is pretty vague.
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Correct.
Apologies for the vagueness but I'm doing these on the fly at work.
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What sport begins with a ‘T’ and has 4 letters?
Quote: GialmereWhat sport begins with a ‘T’ and has 4 letters?
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If there's wind: Golf.
On the other hand, Nae Wind? Nae Golf!
Quote: ThatDonGuyQuote: GialmereWhat sport begins with a ‘T’ and has 4 letters?
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If there's wind: Golf.
On the other hand, Nae Wind? Nae Golf!
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Correct.
That one is better when asked verbally.
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Here's an old riddle...
The maker does not need it, the buyer does not want to use it, and the user doesn’t see it. What is it?
Quote: Gialmere
Here's an old riddle...
The maker does not need it, the buyer does not want to use it, and the user doesn’t see it. What is it?
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...the second line of "the world's shortest poem":
Part 1: Coughin'
Part 2: Coffin
Quote: ThatDonGuyQuote: Gialmere
Here's an old riddle...
The maker does not need it, the buyer does not want to use it, and the user doesn’t see it. What is it?
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...the second line of "the world's shortest poem":
Part 1: Coughin'
Part 2: Coffin
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Correct.
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Name an English word of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters "he" in that order.
There are two possible answers. "Hehe" is not acceptable.
Quote: Gialmere
Name an English word of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters "he" in that order.
There are two possible answers. "Hehe" is not acceptable.
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headache
heartache
Quote: ThatDonGuyQuote: Gialmere
Name an English word of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters "he" in that order.
There are two possible answers. "Hehe" is not acceptable.
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headache
heartache
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Correct.
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I have many keys but few locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you cannot come in. What am I?
Quote: GialmereI have many keys but few locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you cannot come in. What am I?
1) The Disney attractions Radiator Springs Racers and Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree are based on what 2006 movie?
2) Many of the best-preserved Roman mosaics, like the famous Battle of Issus, were found on what parts of Roman palaces?
3) What ZZ Top song, the band’s biggest hit single, is about a girl who “knows how to use” the title attribute?
4) The sports expression “hang ten” derives from athletes hanging all ten toes off the edges of what items?
5) In 1678, drama critic Thomas Rymer first described what type of fitting “justice,” which later named a Janet Jackson-Tupac movie?
Kennection = ?
Quote: Gialmere
1) The Disney attractions Radiator Springs Racers and Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree are based on what 2006 movie?
2) Many of the best-preserved Roman mosaics, like the famous Battle of Issus, were found on what parts of Roman palaces?
3) What ZZ Top song, the band’s biggest hit single, is about a girl who “knows how to use” the title attribute?
4) The sports expression “hang ten” derives from athletes hanging all ten toes off the edges of what items?
5) In 1678, drama critic Thomas Rymer first described what type of fitting “justice,” which later named a Janet Jackson-Tupac movie?
Kennection = ?
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I think I know most of these answers, but the connection eludes me.
1. Cars
2. Floor(s)
3. Legs
4. Surf Boards
5. Poetic (justice)
Connection = ???????
Quote: gordonm888
1. Cars
2. Floor(s)
3. Legs
4. Surf Boards
5. Poetic (justice)
Connection = ???????
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All five of your answers are correct.
They're all waxed.
Quote: Gialmere
They're all waxed.
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Ooof. Nasty puzzle.
